1: Do you believe that all meaningful problems are deeply rooted and difficult to change? David Yeager, a mindset researcher at the University of Texas…
1: Two-thirds of the housekeepers in Stanford Professor Alia Crum’s study believed they weren’t exercising regularly. One-third said they got no exercise at all. “Their…
1: Do people who have a positive attitude about aging live longer? More than seven years longer, according to researchers at Yale University. They followed…
1: Many people believe they are the only ones who don’t fit in. “Feeling like you don’t belong can change how you interpret everything you…
1: Think about a negative habit. Typically, something triggers it. “Stress triggers overeating or gambling, waking up might trigger smoking, or boredom might trigger wasting…
1: You’ve got it all wrong. You’ve been taught that stress is bad for you. This belief is harmful, Kelly McGonigal argues in The Upside…
1: What we’ve taught about stress is wrong, Kelly McGonigal argues in her terrific book The Upside of Stress. Despite what we’ve been taught and…
1: What is the effect of showing smokers graphic warnings on cigarette packs? When doctors are asked this question, “In general, they believe that the…
1: In 1998, thirty thousand adults in the United States were asked a series of questions about stress. How much stress had they experienced in…
1: You’ve decided to meditate twenty minutes a day. To implement this new habit, you decide you will sit down and meditate every other day.…